Good going Richard and Noah, the EW team in Miami, for presenting such strong work in a show-stopping installation.

After you visit our solo booth with Dave Eggers stop by our pals Open Editions and pick up a t-shirt featuring work by Dave! And if you can’t make it to Miami, you can purchase online the portfolio, It’s right to Draw Their Fur.

From graffiti artist to graphic designer, Ian Gerard Fabre pulls from every experience thus far. Graduating from the California College of the Arts with an interdisciplinary degree he employs anything and everything. From neon signage to screen printing Ian pokes at the underlying issues within contemporary consumer culture. As of late his work is installation based and in it one can find sculpture, two-dimensional work, and video. His practice is his way of slowing down and reflecting as he encourages you to do the same.

Starting November 7, Grace Cathedral will be the setting for a spectacular light and sound installation presented by its 2015 Artists in Residence, Elaine Buckholtz and Floor van de Velde. Their creation, “Fields of Prayer,” uses the stunning environment of the landmark cathedral, both indoor and outdoor, to immerse viewers in a unique sensory art experience.

In celebration of the Year of Technology at Grace Cathedral, Elaine and Floor will be exploring the medium of light and sound as ephemeral phenomena with the potential to unmask hidden aspects of architectural forms and to activate space.

“Fields of Prayer” runs November 7 through 17. Full list of events here.

Please join us for the opening of Hughen/Starkweather’s First Look on September 3 and a walk-through of their project Re:depiction at the Asian Art Museum on September 10.

First Look, an exhibition of recent acquisitions at the Asian Art Museum, includes Re:depiction, in which Hughen/Starkweather interviewed staff from the Asian Art Museum and asked them to describe an artwork from the museum collection from memory. Without having seen the described artworks, the artists created abstract works on paper based only on the interview recordings. The works on paper are accompanied by sound recordings and a map. By using the map to find the original works in the museum, viewers close the loop connecting memory, language, translation, and personal experience.
To see images and download a catalogue of the project:
http://www.amandahughen.com/redepiction/

For more information about the show:
http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions_index/first-look

Although poet Brent Reiten created this tombstone in the 1980’s he is still very much alive.

Jason Tesauro recently discovered a copy of Transient Sex in a thrift store in Virginia and the article about his find has sparked a revival in Brent. Plus, maybe best of all, Brent now has an official listing at The Poetry Foundation.

Electric Works is pleased to be selling Transient Sex in our bookstore. You can order here.

Over the years, Electric Works has been privileged to work with a wide variety of artists from the Bay Area and beyond — always with a collaborative spirit and the hunger for trying something new. At the Mills Building you will see many proprietary techniques but, at the end of the day, you will see that our projects rest on good content as well as good technique.

Working in the vernacular of political propaganda posters, Dave Eggers deftly executes grease pencil drawings that feature an ongoing cast of fur-, feather-, and scale-bearing creatures. What seems like an extraordinary balancing act of good humor and earnest pledges of allegiance, Eggers creates a menagerie that speaks to our very human condition.

Located in the Miami Project Pavilion on NE 34th Street & NE 1st Avenue, Miami Project will bring together the best in contemporary and modern art from sixty-­seven of the country’s top galleries to the heart of the Wynwood design district. Electric Works is thrilled to be a part of this exciting venue.

In our flat files we have great selection of work from her collaborative series with Jennifer Starkweather – Valediction; Approach, Transition, Touchdown, The San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge Project; The Airport Project; and Between Above and Below.

Hughen with collaborator Jennifer Starkweather has been commissioned to create a permanent public artwork for the Central Subway station in Union Square in downtown San Francisco.This project of the San Francisco Arts Commission will open in 2017.

Dan Nicoletta, stopped by recently to autograph sheets of Harvey Milk Forever stamps. He was in town for the public dedication for the stamp, with ceremonies in the City Hall rotunda. The stamp was designed based on an image of Harvey Milk from a photograph taken by Nicoletta in 1977.

We are pleased to be able to offer this keepsake sheet of stamps for $9.80 plus a donation to the Harvey Milk Foundation.

The Harvey Milk Foundation is a global non-profit charitable organization that promotes Harvey Milk’s legacy through human rights education and global outreach efforts. Harvey Milk (1930-1978) became the first openly gay major elected official in the United States when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was assassinated in San Francisco’s City Hall in November 1978. The foundation was founded by Harvey’s nephew, Stuart Milk, and Anne Kronenberg, Harvey’s campaign manager and political aide. For more information on the Harvey Milk Foundation, please visit: http://milkfoundation.org

Contact judith@sfelectricworks.com to purchase a sheet of stamps and make your donation.